Map of the Route of the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt It may be that Harran owed its foundation to a king of Ur; at any rate the two cities were bound together by the worship of the same deity, the closest and most enduring bond of union that existed in the ancient world. Hither he had come after his meeting with Esau (Gen 33:18). It was called by the Romans Neapolis, and the Arabs have corrupted this into Nabulus, its modern name. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.Judges 9:41 - And Abimelech dwelt at Arumah: and Zebul thrust out Gaal and his brethren, that they should not dwell in Shechem.Psalms 60:6 - God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.Psalms 108:7 - God hath spoken in his holiness; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out the valley of Succoth.Genesis 34:26 - And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. Last Journeys before Crucifixion. Ur was also a cemetery and city of tombs, doubtless because of its sacred character, from whence the dead were brought to it from vast distances for 1,800 years. Includes Dozens of Bible Maps + Clear Plastic Overlays Old Testament Bible Maps cover areas such as Middle East, Holy Land (Old Testament), Assyrian Empire, Babylonian Kingdoms, and Persian Empire. --Stanley, Jewish Church, part i.p.7. You can use print, photocopy, E-mail, distribute or make overhead transparencies of these maps for public presentations in church and Bible studies etc. The Nile as a God 2. The Nile in Physical Geography. This map shows the Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt to the Promised Land under the leadership of Moses. First Century Israel Map - Its bed is cut through layers of nummulitic limestone (of which the pyramids of Ghizeh are built, full of nummulites, which the Arabs call "Pharaoh's beans"), sandstone under that, breccia verde under that, azoic rocks still lower, with red granite and syenite rising through all the upper strataNile River in Naves Topical Bible Called THE RIVER Isa 11:15; 19:5-10; Eze 29:4; Am 8:8 -Called SIHOR Isa 23:3; Jer 2:18Nile River in Smiths Bible Dictionary (blue, dark), the great river of Egypt. It appears to have been captured by Joshua (8:7), and it was allotted to Benjamin (Josh 18:22). "Jacob called the name of that place Bethel, but the name of that city was called Luz at the first" (Joshua 16:1-2).
